Sunday, October 6, 2019

Titus 2 from my perspective.


The thoughts in Titus 2:3-5 are very challenging, at least to me.

      These are a few of my thought and beliefs on these verses. 

  1. The aged women likewise, that they be in behaviour as becometh holiness, not false accusers, not given to much wine, teachers of good things;
  2. That they may teach the young women to be sober, to love their husbands,to love their children,
  3. To be discreet, chaste, keepers at home, good, obedient to their own husbands, that the word of God be not blasphemed.
I would like to break down these verses and show you how, if you follow these few things, your life as a wife, mother, daughter and a Christian will be sweet.

Verse three starts out, “The aged women likewise...” Aged here isn't necessarily talking about age, as in an older lady. Aged could also mean experienced. Granted with age comes experience. I have more knowledge and wisdom now, in my 30's, than in my 20's. That being said, I have some knowledge that I can share with the younger ladies. I'm a young pastors wife with a few older ladies in our church. I can learn for these ladies because they have lived through things that I haven't. We should be willing to learn from those older than we are, whether that means they are numerically older or just wiser in an area we lack in.


That they be in behaviour as becometh holiness...”

If you are a mom, I'm sure at one point or another you have told your child to behave. When we traveled as missionaries, before we got out of the car at a church, I would remind my little ones to behave. They understood what I meant. I wanted them to act in a certain manner. Our behavior often defines who we are. Let that sink in. :) How many times have you seen someone, just in passing, at a store and you made an instant judgment on them because of the way they were acting? I know I have. I may not know this person at all, but seeing their actions makes an impression on us. Our behavior matters. Most importantly, our behavior when it comes to spiritual things. Are we lax with our spiritual life? Our children see our behavior and and, like it or not, they will emulate what they see mom do. Make living a holy life the most distinguished quality about you. People around will notice and it will have an impact on them.